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Author: Nzinga Mbande

This is a love letter to Black Americans (African Americans) and our allies who haven’t found the words to express what appropriation of African American art and culture really means and what it feels like. These words are inspired by Sarah Elizabeth Christman, a white woman from Indiana attending the University of Alaska-Anchorage, who despite being taught about the ills of plagiarism, recently decided to … Continue reading What It Really Means To Appropriate African American Art And Culture

Sisters, I want to congratulate you on waking up, and I want to welcome you to the real world. I want to share some things I’ve learned in my many years in the struggle. Take my words with a grain of salt. If they work for you, great. Use them. If they don’t, keep it moving. First of all, I want to acknowledge that you’re probably in a rage right now, and you don’t know what to do. You realize that shit is fucked up, and you want to do something about it. Good. Keep that anger, and learn how Continue reading Letter to Young Sisters of Color: On Waking Up, Fighting The System, and Choosing Allies

This post is not about how the electoral college is undemocratic. It’s about why I decided to delete all my social media accounts. The answer is, in short, I panicked. All throughout the election, Trump said the most irrational, sexist, racist, ableist, anti-veteran things with Continue reading Why I Got Off Social Media